Friday, November 26, 2010

With the thunderstorms and lightnings (very useful, it was like daylight!) the wind increased and we rushed down to Rangiroa, where we arrived too early at the Tiputa Pass (at midnight local time). So we tacked a couple of time, waiting for the sun to show up. We were in the pass at 5am local time, all by the book: sun, tide and wind in the back. We have already overused all our superlatives in the Marquesas, but the Tuamotu seem to deserve some as well... We dropped the anchor in about 40 feet of water, and we still see it... The geography of the atoll is quite different from the Marquesas. We went from 1200 meters for the highest point to about 10... The highest points are the tops of the palm trees.

Monday, November 15, 2010

We has spotted that little bay in the guides, but as it is on the North coast, we were not quite sure is was quite enough at this season... Some people we met yesterday told us it is. And it is indeed, now we are anchored in it, we are the only boat, and this is just beautiful. We have the jaw on the lap!

Sunday, November 14, 2010

We wanted to head for Hiva-Oa, but the sea was a real big mess, beyond that actually. Two swells facing each other, and us in between, that was not right.So after a couple of hours, we eased the sails, and made it back to Taiohae, our base camp.

Sunday, November 7, 2010

We left the shelter of Vaiehu this morning, after a calm night, surrounded with rocks and the thunderclap of the waves hitting the cliffs...We headed 6 hours against the trade wind, a good steady 5-6, and we are now back in Taiohae, for the supplies, before heading to the south part of the Marquesas.

Wednesday, November 3, 2010

We left this morning the anchorage in Taio Hae Bay, to reach the Taoia Bay, about 5 miles in the west.That's quite close, but that is bloody remote!The entrance is pretty narrow, but the bay behind it, wow!, it's like a lake in the middle of the paradise (palm trees, white sandy beach...)!Another - just one - boat was anchored when we arrived, a Rorqual, I believe.